Hail in LAC QUI PARLE, MINNESOTA
From 08-MAY-05 18:00:00 to 08-MAY-05 18:00:00 (CST)
Location: DAWSON
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

A deputy sheriff reported quarter sized hail.

Hail in LAC QUI PARLE, MINNESOTA
From 08-MAY-05 18:00:00 to 08-MAY-05 18:00:00 (CST)
Location: BOYD
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

A deputy sheriff reported nickel sized hail.

Heavy Rain in MARTIN, MINNESOTA
From 08-MAY-05 16:30:00 to 08-MAY-05 18:30:00 (CST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Heavy downpours flooded small creeks and low lying farm fields.

Thunderstorm Wind in NICOLLET, MINNESOTA
From 08-MAY-05 17:47:00 to 08-MAY-05 17:53:00 (CST)
Location: NORTH MANKATO
Magnitude: 51 MG
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

A wind gust of 59 MPH was recorded by a spotter just outside of town.  Small trees were downed in the vicinity.

Hail in NICOLLET, MINNESOTA
From 08-MAY-05 17:53:00 to 08-MAY-05 17:53:00 (CST)
Location: NORTH MANKATO
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

A trained spotter reported penny sized hail.

Funnel Cloud in DAKOTA, MINNESOTA
From 08-MAY-05 19:30:00 to 08-MAY-05 19:30:00 (CST)
Location: HAMPTON
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Spotters reported a funnel cloud near Highway 52 via HAM radio.

Thunderstorm Wind in SWIFT, MINNESOTA
From 08-MAY-05 19:05:00 to 08-MAY-05 19:05:00 (CST)
Location: BENSON
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Several trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind in SWIFT, MINNESOTA
From 08-MAY-05 19:15:00 to 08-MAY-05 19:15:00 (CST)
Location: SWIFT FALLS
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Several trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind in SCOTT, MINNESOTA
From 08-MAY-05 19:04:00 to 08-MAY-05 19:04:00 (CST)
Location: PRIOR LAKE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Six inch branches were downed.

Funnel Cloud in RICE, MINNESOTA
From 08-MAY-05 19:09:00 to 08-MAY-05 19:09:00 (CST)
Location: NORTHFIELD
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD

An ambulance driver reported a funnel cloud at the Rice and Dakota County line.

Thunderstorm Wind in MCLEOD, MINNESOTA
From 08-MAY-05 18:20:00 to 08-MAY-05 18:20:00 (CST)
Location: GLENCOE
Magnitude: 70 EG
Property damage: 70K
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

The roof of a pole barn (228'x70') was blown off and tossed southeast of the structure.

Tornado in LAC QUI PARLE, MINNESOTA
From 08-MAY-05 18:20:00 to 08-MAY-05 18:21:00 (CST)
Location: HAYDENVILLE
Tornado F-scale: F0
Reported by: STORM CHASER

A storm chaser videotaped a brief touchdown of a weak tornado in an open field.  This tornado was also witnessed by law enforcement.

Hail in LAC QUI PARLE, MINNESOTA
From 08-MAY-05 18:15:00 to 08-MAY-05 18:30:00 (CST)
Location: HAYDENVILLE
Magnitude: 2.00 
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hail up to 2 inches in diameter fell in a band beginning 2 miles north and ½ mile west of Haydenville and continued northeast for 5 miles to just south of Bellingham.  A storm chaser just south of Bellingham said that the 2 inch diameter hail covered the road. Storm chasers also reported 1.75 inch diameter hail 3 miles south of Bellingham and 1.50 inch diameter hail in Bellingham.

Thunderstorm Wind in MCLEOD, MINNESOTA
From 08-MAY-05 18:28:00 to 08-MAY-05 18:28:00 (CST)
Location: GLENCOE
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A medium sized tree was downed in addition to a few branches.  The downed tree broke a window.

Tornado in LAC QUI PARLE, MINNESOTA
From 08-MAY-05 18:31:00 to 08-MAY-05 18:32:00 (CST)
Location: BELLINGHAM
Tornado F-scale: F0
Reported by: STORM CHASER

A storm chaser videotaped a brief touchdown of a weak tornado in an open field.

Hail in RICE, MINNESOTA
From 08-MAY-05 18:35:00 to 08-MAY-05 18:35:00 (CST)
Location: SHIELDSVILLE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

A deputy sheriff reported penny sized hail.

Thunderstorm Wind in RICE, MINNESOTA
From 08-MAY-05 18:35:00 to 08-MAY-05 18:40:00 (CST)
Location: MORRISTOWN
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Scattered trees were downed.

Tornado in RICE, MINNESOTA
From 08-MAY-05 18:40:00 to 08-MAY-05 18:44:00 (CST)
Location: SHIELDSVILLE
Tornado F-scale: F0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

A tornado touched down on Highway 21 just west of Mazaska Lake. It knocked over several dozen trees then started crossing the lake at a boat ramp. It tracked for one mile and dissipated just as it got to shore, where it knocked down one more tree. The tornado was witnessed by two Sheriff's Department water patrol officers.

Thunderstorm Wind in SCOTT, MINNESOTA
From 08-MAY-05 18:58:00 to 08-MAY-05 18:58:00 (CST)
Location: NEW PRAGUE
Magnitude: 55 EG
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A trailer was tipped over. A 6'x10'x4' air conditioning unit on top of a grocery store was rolled along the roof.  A tree and picnic table at a nearby gas station was damaged and a sign on another store was blown off.